CODE OF VIRGINIA DECLARATION BY GOVERNOR (§ 3.2-501) The provisions of this chapter shall be effective from the time that the Governor makes a request pursuant to Section 301 of Public Law 93-288, 42 U.S.C. § 5141, until the Governor declares that the effects of the disaster have been abated. HISTORY: 1978, c. 837, § 3.1-22.16; 2008, c. 860.